scholarly journals E-Government Information Systems (IS) Project Failure in Developing Countries: Lessons from the Literature

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-29
Author(s):  
Joseph B. Nyansiro ◽  
Joel S. Mtebe ◽  
Mussa M. Kissaka
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Developing World ◽  
Gap Analysis ◽  
Government Information ◽  
Causal Factors ◽  
Project Failure ◽  
Root Cause ◽  
Synthesis Design ◽  
Project Failures ◽  
System Requirements

E-government information systems (IS) projects experience numerous challenges that can lead to total or partial failure. The project failure factors have been identified and studied by numerous researchers, but the root causes of such failures are not well-articulated. In this study, literature on e-government IS project failures in developing-world contexts is reviewed through the application of qualitative meta-synthesis, design–reality gap analysis, and root cause analysis. In the process, 18 causal factors and 181 root causes are identified as responsible for e-government IS project failures. The most prevalent of the 18 causal factors are found to be inadequate system requirements engineering (with 22 root causes), inadequate project management (19 root causes), and missing or incomplete features (16 root causes). These findings can be of use to future researchers, policymakers, and practitioners seeking to identify methods of avoiding e-government IS failures, particularly in developing-world contexts.

Information Technology and Microfinance Institutions

2010 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kishen Parthasarathy Iyengar ◽  
Najam Ahmad Quadri ◽  
Vikas Kumar Singh
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Developing World ◽  
Full Potential ◽  
Microfinance Institutions ◽  
The World

Microfinance Institutions have the potential to alleviate poverty across the world. However, they face many challenges before they can grow to meet set objectives. The use of information technology holds promise to enable such growth. There are some key challenges that must be addressed by microfinance institutions before the full potential of IT can be realized. This paper articulates five key challenges that microfinance institutions face, particularly those operating in rural undeveloped areas in the developing world. This paper also discusses how some of these challenges are being overcome by these institutions. Finally, the authors lay out a framework for building and operating effective information systems.

The Root Cause Analysis and Successful Control of an Oilwell Blowout in the Middle East

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rahman Ashena ◽  
Farzad Ghorbani ◽  
Muhammad Mubashir ◽  
Mahdi Nazari Sarem ◽  
Amin Iravani
Keyword(s):  
Adverse Effect ◽  
Middle East ◽  
Inclination Angle ◽  
Drill String ◽  
Control Methods ◽  
Well Drilling ◽  
Causal Factors ◽  
Cause Analysis ◽  
Root Cause ◽  
Successful Control

Abstract In 2017, a blowout and explosion occurred in a drilling oilwell in the Middle East. After drilling to the depth of 2,610 m, tripping was decided in order to change the bit. When the crew were pulling the drill string out of the hole with the drill-string being at the depth of 1332 m, blowout and explosion occurred. The well was a development well drilling almost horizontally (82 degrees inclination angle) into a highly-pressured gas-cap and oil pay-zone of the oilfield. In this work, following a brief explanation of the root causal factors of the incident, we give an account of the blowout control methods applied to put an end to the blowout. Both the top-kill method and the bottom-kill method by relief well drilling, were simultaneously implemented to control the blowout. Finally, the blowout was successfully controlled by the bottom-kill after 58 days. During top-kill operations, all equipment was cleared away and this contributed to proceeding to permanent abandonment immediately after the relief well success. Finally, the adverse effect of the blowout on the environment (HSE) was qualitatively discussed.

Making Sense of IS Project Stories

2018 ◽  
pp. 5660-5668
Author(s):  
Darren Dalcher
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Case Histories ◽  
Keen Interest ◽  
Future Developments ◽  
Making Sense ◽  
Failure Investigation ◽  
Project Failures

Stories of failure make a compelling read, however, researchers with a keen interest in information systems failures face a double challenge: Not only is it difficult to obtain intimate details about the circumstances surrounding such failures, but there is also a dearth of information about the type of methods and approaches that can be utilised to collect, describe and disseminate such information. The purpose of this chapter is to highlight some of the available approaches and to clarify and enhance the methodological underpinning available to researchers. The chapter begins by framing IS project failures in context, before highlighting the role of forensic failure investigation and the typical tools employed in gathering information. It encourages a move from case studies to case histories to capture the essence, dynamics and complexities of failure stories. It concludes by introducing a new range of antenarrative approaches that represent future developments in the study of IS failures, enabling a richer interpretation of linked factors that underpin IS failures.

Solving Semantic Interoperability Conflicts in Cross-Border E-Government Services

2011 ◽  
pp. 1-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adrian Mocan ◽  
Federico M. Facca ◽  
Nikolaos Loutas ◽  
Vassilios Peristeras ◽  
Sotirios K. Goudos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Web Service ◽  
Enterprise Architecture ◽  
Semantic Interoperability ◽  
Process Models ◽  
Government Information ◽  
Heterogeneous Information ◽  
Government Services ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Organizational Information

Interoperability is one of the most challenging problems in modern cross-organizational information systems, which rely on heterogeneous information and process models. Interoperability becomes very important for e-Government information systems that support cross-organizational communication especially in a cross-border setting. The main goal in this context is to seamlessly provide integrated services to the user (citizen). In this paper we focus on Pan European e-Services and issues related with their integration. Our analysis uses basic concepts of the generic public service model of the Governance Enterprise Architecture (GEA) and of the Web Service Modeling Ontology (WSMO), to express the semantic description of the e-services. Based on the above, we present a mediation infrastructure capable of resolving semantic interoperability conflicts at a pan-European level. We provide several examples to illustrate both the need to solve such semantic conflicts and the actual solutions we propose.

Object Oriented Requirements Analysis

2011 ◽  
pp. 1-24
Author(s):  
Edward R. Sim
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Object Oriented ◽  
Systems Development ◽  
Requirements Analysis ◽  
Design And Development ◽  
New Techniques ◽  
System Validation ◽  
System Requirements ◽  
Object Oriented Analysis

The ability to correctly identify system requirements is seen by most Information Systems (IS) researchers and practitioners as essential to the design and development of effective information systems (Yadav, Bravoco et al. 1988; Vessey 1994). Requirements are used to drive all subsequent stages of systems development and are critical to system validation. Incorrect requirements or poorly specified requirements usually produce systems that require major revisions or are abandoned entirely (Pressman 1996). Recently, many new techniques and methodologies have been introduced to assist analysts and users in efforts to identify and specify system requirements (Coad, North et al. 1995) (Pancake 1995). One of the newest approaches to be used in this effort to improve requirements analysis is the application of object oriented analysis (OOA).

Using Information Technology to Spread Awareness about Communicable Diseases

2016 ◽  
pp. 543-559
Author(s):  
Twiesha Vachhrajani ◽  
Lavanya Rao ◽  
H. R. Rao
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Developing World ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Communicable Diseases ◽  
Global Average ◽  
Indispensable Tool ◽  
Time Changes ◽  
Over Time

Over time, changes in lifestyles, surroundings, and presence of parasites in the developed and developing world has resulted in new strains of various communicable diseases such as AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, etc. Even though the global average of diseases may be quite low, the concentration in certain countries is much higher. In developed countries, information technology has proved to be an indispensable tool to spread awareness regarding these communicable diseases; however, most developing countries lack the infrastructure needed to use these same resources to educate people about the prevention, symptoms, and treatment available. This chapter makes the following contributions: first, it outlines some of the critical challenges regarding the spread of communicable diseases. It then identifies and summarizes the various information systems strategies used in developed and developing countries. The conclusion ties these together and offers suggestions to further curb the spread of communicable diseases in developing countries.

Information Systems Redesign in a State Social Services Agency

2011 ◽  
pp. 122-137
Author(s):  
J.-P. Kuilboer
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Project Failure

This case addresses many of the causes of IS project failure. It is based on an information system redesign project undertaken by a State Social Services Agency.

Tailorable E-Government Information Systems

2011 ◽  
pp. 1064-1069 ◽  
Author(s):  
George Lepouras ◽  
Anya Soriropoulou ◽  
Dimitrios Theotokis ◽  
Costas Vassilakis
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Real World ◽  
Software Reuse ◽  
Government Information ◽  
Multiple Sources ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
Implementation Phase ◽  
Role Based ◽  
World Information ◽  
Data Elements

Real-world information, knowledge, and procedures after which information systems are modeled are generally of dynamic nature and subject to changes, due to the emergence of new requirements or revisions to initial specifications. E-government information systems (eGIS) present a higher degree of volatility in their environment, since requirement changes may stem from multiple sources, including legislation changes, organizational reforms, end-user needs, interoperability, and distribution concerns, etc. (Jansen, 2004; Prisma Project, 2002; Scholl, Klischewski, & Moon, 2005. To this end, the design and implementation of eGIS must adhere to paradigms and practices that facilitate the accommodation of changes to the eGIS as they occur in the real world. Object-oriented technologies have been extensively used to encapsulate reusable, tailorable software architectures as a collection of collaborating, extensible object classes; however the inherent conflict between software reuse and tailorability has inhibited the development of frameworks and models that would effectively support all requirements exposed by eGIS (Demeyer, Meijler, Nierstrasz, & Steyaert, 1997). The lack of such frameworks has lead to eGIS that cannot easily be adapted to the new requirements, mainly because only the predetermined specifications are taken into account and design decisions are fixed during the implementation phase (Stamoulis, Theotokis, Martakos, & Gyftodimos, 2003). A key issue to a viable solution eGIS modeling is the provision of the ability to multiple public authorities (PAs) to represent different aspects of the same real-world entity, while maintaining at the same time information consistency. Aspect representation is not only limited to data elements that describe the particular entity, but may extend to behavior alterations, when the entity is examined in different contexts. For example, an entity representing the citizen is expected to assume the behavior of beneficiary, when used in the context of the Ministry of Social Security, and the behavior of taxpayer, when accessed from the Ministry of Finance’s eGIS. Distinct behaviors may rely on different data representations and/or respond differently in requests. In this work we present a role-based modeling and implementation framework, which can be used for building eGIS and we argue that this model promotes the tailorability and maintainability of eGIS.

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